The efficacy and function of duck foot grass

As a traditional Chinese medicinal material, duckfoot grass provides us with a variety of nutrients. It can also solve some diseases encountered by the body, so it is deeply loved by people. Let’s take a look at the nutrients and benefits of Schefflera.

[Other names] Hot pepper, wild celery (Classification of Herbal Properties).

[Source] It is the whole herb of Ranunculaceae . Harvested in spring and summer.

[Original form] Perennial herb, covered with white or light yellow soft hairs. The base is branched and often creeps on the ground. The leaves are 3-compound leaves with long petioles; the leaf blades are broadly ovate, 2-4.5 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. The central leaflet has a long or short petiole, is broadly ovate or rhombus-ovate, 3 shallowly to deeply lobed, and the upper edges of the lobes are sparsely serrated. The lateral leaflets have short petioles and are unequally 2-lobed. The flowers are solitary opposite leaves, with long stalks and a diameter of about 1.5 cm; there are 5 sepals, narrowly ovate and recurved; there are 5 petals, yellow and nearly elliptical; there are many stamens with yellow anthers; there are many pistils, the ovary is superior, and the style is hooked. Achenes flat, with margins, raised in the middle, and short beak at apex. Flowering period is from May to June.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in shady and wet places beside streams or forests. Distributed throughout the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Taiwan.

【Properties and flavors】 ①《Classification of Herbal Properties》: "Hot in nature, bitter in taste, poisonous."

【Functions and indications】 Treat malaria, goiter, carbuncle, and trauma.

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: mash and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Stop malaria: Before the onset of malaria, use the young branches and leaves of Schefflera aquifolium to pound and wrap the veins and tendons (the area where the inner forearm meets the wrist, or the life gate can also be wrapped), but it should be covered with a cloth and the wrapping time should not be too long.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Classification of Herbal Properties"

Having said so much, we can see that Schefflera has many uses. It can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. You might as well know more about these, it will be helpful in your life.